Wright Home--Reconstruction--Item4

THF242988 / Wright Home--Reconstruction--Item4

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford relocated the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village. While the buildings sat a few blocks apart in Dayton, Ford placed them side-by-side at his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Wright Flyer, assisted to ensure the project's accuracy.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

31 March 1937

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.188.20427

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Group portraits Houses Buildings (Structures) Reconstruction (Construction) Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Wright Brothers Wright family Wright Home Wright Cycle Shop Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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